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Driver Somehow Survives After Massive Tree Crushes Truck in Westport Driver Somehow Survives After Massive Tree Crushes Truck in Westport
Driver Somehow Survives After Massive Tree Crushes Truck in Westport A Connecticut driver narrowly escaped death after a tree fell on his truck on Wednesday morning, Dec. 4, authorities said.  The massive tree collapsed onto the truck just after 6:40 a.m. on Easton Road, Westport Police said.  The driver was taken to an area hospital for minor injuries, but images of the wreck show how things could have been much worse.   The tree collapsed the bed of the truck and smashed the sunroof, just a few feet from the cab. Police closed that portion of Easton Road for a few hours as crews cleared the tree and truck off the pavement. 

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by Josh Lanier
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Fallen Tree Blocks School Bus Carrying Young Campers In Ridgefield Fallen Tree Blocks School Bus Carrying Young Campers In Ridgefield
Fallen Tree Blocks School Bus Carrying Young Campers In Ridgefield Several young summer campers in Northern Westchester face longer rides home because of a fallen tree that has blocked a school bus's route and prevented it from turning around.  The incident happened in Lewisboro just before 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, when a tree fell on Route 35 in front of a bus carrying young campers from the Little Explorers camp at Lewisboro Elementary School.  According to the Lewisboro Parks and Recreation Department, the bus is too large to turn around, so the children on board will have a delayed ride to their bus stops.  However, the ch…

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by Ben Crnic